Johnson's Russia List 7 May 1997 djohnson@cdi.org [Note from David Johnson: Students and other who will not be using email this summer should be sure to let me know so I can delete you. 1. Reuter: CIA Nominee Says May Need Closer Eye on Russia. 2. John B. Dunlop (Hoover Institution): re Barkashov. 3. Alan Fahnestock: Kagalenko, et al. 4. Michael Gailer: response to Gusev. 5. Terrill James: Response to Mr. Radley. 6. AP: Cutting Russian defense budget. 7. Reuter: Russia works on new security concept after blasts. 8. RIA Novosti: CHAIRMAN OF DUMA INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE VLADIMIR LUKIN CONFIRMS NEGATIVE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA TOWARDS NATO EASTBOUND EXPANSION. 9. RIA Novosti: BORIS YELTSIN BELIEVES THAT IN PRESENT CONDITIONS IT IS QUITE REALISTIC TO ACHIEVE MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN FINANCING THE ARMY AND OTHER BUDGET-SUPPORTED SECTORS. 10. Stephanie Baker (RFE/RL): Proposed Budget Prompts Political Debate. 11. Interfax: Poll: Honesty, Decency Main Quality for President. 12. Interfax: Yabloko Supports Sequester of Country's Budget. [873 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=05_1997&mid=983213&hilit=CULTURAL+CULTURE+FUTURE> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 05_1997&1050563 Score: 82 Subject: eeurope-news digest (97/05/07 4021)